Our
eighth sale was in April 2009. We took over the Main Hall at
the Washington County Fairgrounds.Ever
since my first sale in their Cloverleaf Building, I had dreamed
of a day when my sale would be so huge it needed to be in the
Main Hall. The rent is crazy expensive, but the sale really
deserved to be there to improve our image and it's a landmark
most people know how to find. The parking lot is not close to
the building, but at least there is plenty of it! For drop offs
the gates were open so consignors could drive right up.

Not
sure if anyone noticed, but we doubled the amount of clothing
racks we had from last time. We also used twice as many tables
as last time, but that big room kind of swallowed it all. We
had 330 consignors and sold 30,000 items in 4 days. There were
6 checkout registers, but we could have used even more. I guess
the word has gotten out about Pass It On! Our Friday morning
was a little crazy, the line of shoppers was longer than it's
ever been on opening day! We'll be a little better prepared
next time with MORE cashiers and express lanes for those with
fewer items. I expanded my Team to include 20 KEY people who
help with special tasks before, during, and after the sale,
and we filled our volunteer roster with a lot of amazing people,
some new some veterans. Thanks to everyone who helped in every
way. Pass It On would not be what it is without you!

It
all starts when consignors drop off their tagged items at the
sale.